महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-186, verse-67

केचिद्धारिद्रसंकाशाः काकाण्डकनिभास्तथा ।
केचित्कमलपत्राभाः केचिद्धिङ्गुलकप्रभाः ॥६७॥

67. keciddhāridrasaṁkāśāḥ kākāṇḍakanibhāstathā ,
kecitkamalapatrābhāḥ keciddhiṅgulakaprabhāḥ.

67. kecit hāridrasaṃkāśāḥ kākāṇḍakanibhāḥ tathā
kecit kamalapatrābhāḥ kecit hiṅgulakaprabhāḥ

67. Some clouds resemble turmeric in color, and others are like crow's eggs. Some have the luster of lotus leaves, and others shine with the radiance of cinnabar.

Words meanings summery:

• केचित् (kecit) - some (clouds) (some (people/things))

• हारिद्रसंकाशाः (hāridrasaṁkāśāḥ) - resembling turmeric in color (resembling turmeric, turmeric-colored)

• काकाण्डकनिभाः (kākāṇḍakanibhāḥ) - resembling crow's eggs

• तथा (tathā) - and, also (thus, so, in that manner, also, and)

• केचित् (kecit) - some (clouds) (some (people/things))

• कमलपत्राभाः (kamalapatrābhāḥ) - having the luster of lotus leaves (having the luster/appearance of lotus leaves)

• केचित् (kecit) - some (clouds) (some (people/things))

• हिङ्गुलकप्रभाः (hiṅgulakaprabhāḥ) - having the radiance of cinnabar (having the radiance/luster of cinnabar)

Words meanings and morphology

केचित् (kecit) - some (clouds) (some (people/things))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kaścid

kaścid - someone, something, some

indefinite pronoun, masculine nominative plural of kaścid (kim + cid)

Note: Refers to 'payodharāḥ' (clouds) implied from previous verse.

हारिद्रसंकाशाः (hāridrasaṁkāśāḥ) - resembling turmeric in color (resembling turmeric, turmeric-colored)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hāridrasaṃkāśa

hāridrasaṁkāśa - resembling turmeric

Compound type : bahuvrihi (hāridra+saṃkāśa)

• hāridra – turmeric, yellow (color derived from haridrā)
  noun (neuter)
• saṃkāśa – resembling, like, appearing similar
  adjective (masculine)
  from sam-kāś (to appear, shine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kāś (class 1)

काकाण्डकनिभाः (kākāṇḍakanibhāḥ) - resembling crow's eggs

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kākāṇḍakanibha

kākāṇḍakanibha - resembling crow's eggs

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kāka+aṇḍaka+nibha)

• kāka – crow
  noun (masculine)
• aṇḍaka – egg
  noun (neuter)
• nibha – resembling, like
  adjective (masculine)

तथा (tathā) - and, also (thus, so, in that manner, also, and)

(indeclinable)

केचित् (kecit) - some (clouds) (some (people/things))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kaścid

kaścid - someone, something, some

indefinite pronoun, masculine nominative plural of kaścid (kim + cid)

Note: Refers to 'payodharāḥ' (clouds) implied from previous verse.

कमलपत्राभाः (kamalapatrābhāḥ) - having the luster of lotus leaves (having the luster/appearance of lotus leaves)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kamalapatrābha

kamalapatrābha - having the luster/appearance of lotus leaves

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kamala+patra+ābhā)

• kamala – lotus
  noun (neuter)
• patra – leaf
  noun (neuter)
• ābhā – luster, light, radiance, appearance
  noun (feminine)

केचित् (kecit) - some (clouds) (some (people/things))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kaścid

kaścid - someone, something, some

indefinite pronoun, masculine nominative plural of kaścid (kim + cid)

Note: Refers to 'payodharāḥ' (clouds) implied from previous verse.

हिङ्गुलकप्रभाः (hiṅgulakaprabhāḥ) - having the radiance of cinnabar (having the radiance/luster of cinnabar)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hiṅgulakaprabha

hiṅgulakaprabha - having the radiance of cinnabar

Compound type : bahuvrihi (hiṅgulaka+prabhā)

• hiṅgulaka – cinnabar, vermilion
  noun (masculine)
• prabhā – light, radiance, splendor, beauty
  noun (feminine)